Adaptable toilet for a lavatory of a vehicle

Abstract

An adaptable toilet (for use within a lavatory of an internal cabin of a vehicle) includes a urinal module configured to be fixed to one or both of a wall or a floor within the lavatory, and a toilet module pivotally coupled to the urinal module. The toilet module is configured to be upwardly pivoted into a stowed position. The toilet module is further configured to be downwardly pivoted from the stowed position into a deployed position in which the toilet module is supported over the urinal module.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adaptable toilet for use within a lavatory of an internal cabin of a vehicle, the adaptable toilet comprising:
 a urinal module configured to be fixed to one or both of a wall or a floor within the lavatory; and   a toilet module pivotally coupled to the urinal module,   wherein the toilet module is configured to be upwardly pivoted into a stowed position, and   wherein the toilet module is configured to be downwardly pivoted from the stowed position into a deployed position in which the toilet module is supported over the urinal module.   
     
     
         2 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the urinal module is configured to be fixed to both the wall and the floor. 
     
     
         3 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet module in the deployed position is supported over the urinal module. 
     
     
         4 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the urinal module remains in a constant, fixed position when the toilet module is in the stowed position and the deployed position. 
     
     
         5 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet module pivotally couples to the urinal module at a pivot coupling. 
     
     
         6 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the urinal module comprises a base configured to be fixed to one or both of the floor or the wall, wherein the base defines a receiving basin in fluid communication with a waste drain. 
     
     
         7 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 6 , wherein the urinal module further comprises an upper shroud upwardly extending from the base, wherein the upper shroud defines a receiving channel in fluid communication with the receiving basin. 
     
     
         8 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 7 , wherein the upper shroud is configured to connect to a portion of the wall. 
     
     
         9 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 7 , wherein the toilet module comprises a seat coupled to a bowl, wherein the bowl defines an internal chamber, wherein the internal chamber is in fluid communication with the receiving basin when the toilet module is in the deployed position. 
     
     
         10 . The adaptable toilet of  claim 9 , wherein the seat rests against one or more portions of the upper shroud when the toilet module is in the stowed position. 
     
     
         11 . A vehicle comprising:
 an internal cabin;   a lavatory within the internal cabin; and   an adaptable toilet within the lavatory, the adaptable toilet comprising:
 a urinal module fixed to one or both of a wall or a floor within the lavatory; and 
 a toilet module pivotally coupled to the urinal module, 
 wherein the toilet module is configured to be upwardly pivoted into a stowed position, and 
 wherein the toilet module is configured to be downwardly pivoted from the stowed position into a deployed position in which the toilet module is supported over the urinal module. 
   
     
     
         12 . The vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the urinal module is fixed to both the wall and the floor. 
     
     
         13 . The vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the toilet module in the deployed position is supported over the urinal module. 
     
     
         14 . The vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the urinal module remains in a constant, fixed position when the toilet module is in the stowed position and the deployed position. 
     
     
         15 . The vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the toilet module pivotally couples to the urinal module at a pivot coupling. 
     
     
         16 . The vehicle of  claim 11 , wherein the urinal module comprises a base fixed to one or both of the floor or the wall, wherein the base defines a receiving basin in fluid communication with a waste drain. 
     
     
         17 . The vehicle of  claim 16 , wherein the urinal module further comprises an upper shroud upwardly extending from the base, wherein the upper shroud defines a receiving channel in fluid communication with the receiving basin, and wherein the upper shroud connects to a portion of the wall. 
     
     
         18 . The vehicle of  claim 17 , wherein the toilet module comprises a seat coupled to a bowl, wherein the bowl defines an internal chamber, wherein the internal chamber is in fluid communication with the receiving basin when the toilet module is in the deployed position. 
     
     
         19 . The vehicle of  claim 18 , wherein the seat rests against one or more portions of the upper shroud when the toilet module is in the stowed position. 
     
     
         20 . A method for an adaptable toilet within a lavatory of an internal cabin of a vehicle, the adaptable toilet comprising:
 a urinal module fixed to one or both of a wall or a floor within the lavatory; and   a toilet module pivotally coupled to the urinal module,   the method comprising:   upwardly pivoting the toilet module from a deployed position in which the toilet module is supported over the urinal module into a stowed position; and   downwardly pivoting the toilet module from the stowed position into the deployed position.